Gunfire at US stadium after Alabama football game leaves 1 dead
Gunfire broke out around 7:50 pm (local time) at Legion Field stadium, AL.com reported. The Jefferson County Coroner’s Office confirmed to the local publication that at least one person had died.
At least two people were critically injured, while another person suffered minor injuries, according to public safety radio communications. Authorities have not yet disclosed the total number of people injured. The annual match is played between Alabama A&M University and Alabama State University. Following the shooting, authorities suspended all tailgating activities and directed people to leave the area around the stadium. You use AI every day. Now get your AI Quotient. Take the AIQ test.
The shooting took place shortly after the Magic City Classic, the largest historically Black college and university (HBCU) football game in the US, concluded at the stadium. One person was killed and several others were injured in a shooting in Alabama’s Birmingham on Saturday night, shortly after the Magic City Classic football game ended.